Where does “papierzak” come from?

papierzak (Polish) comes from Polish papier, from German papier, from Middle High German papier, from Old French papier, from Old Catalan paper, from Latin papȳrus, from French -ine, from French -é.

papierzak (Polish): human solid excrement covered with paper, usually found in the woods

Definitions

  1. human solid excrement covered with paper, usually found in the woods

Ancestry of “papierzak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishpapierpaper; document, especially diploma,...
2Germanpapierpaper material
3Middle High Germanpapier
4Old Frenchpapierto murmur
5Old Catalanpaperpaper sheet material typically used for writing on or printing
6Latinpapȳruspapyrus plant
7French-inefeminine singular of -in; female equivalent of...
8Frenchpast participle root verb suffix of regular -er...
9Middle Frenchpast participle root verb suffix of regular; -ed, -en, -n
10Old Frenchused to form past participles of regular -er...
11Latin-asuffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent...
12Proto-ItalicForms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases
13Proto-Indo-European-éh₂
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂Every word from French -ineEvery word from Latin -a
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